It Takes A Village

Thinking about leaving your gear at home? Want to try new skis perfectly suited to our awesome conditions?
We have several ski shops right on the mountain ready to equip you with everything you will need.

Alta Resort has the Alta Ski Shop and Demo Center in three locations on the Mountain.
Alta Sports  is at the Alta Sunnyside Base
Powder House has locations on Wasatch Boulevard in Salt Lake City and three locations in Alta

There are several ski/snowboard and apparel shops located in the Snowbird Center

Ski with an instructor or a guide!
Alta Ski School
Snowbird Mountain School

Want to eat out without having to venture too far from your mountain home?
Each of these eateries is less than two miles from Alta Blackjack.

Privately owned. Well known for its excellent food and ambiance. Open for dinner nightly. Reservations encouraged. Shallow Shaft
All of the lodges in Alta have restaurants. Open for slope side lunches. Dinner reservations encouraged.
From Mexican to Sushi, pizza to steaks- Snowbird Center has several eateries to choose from.

Just want a pizza to go? Call the Goldminer’s Daughter Bar for a local favorite 801.742.2300

With links to the spas at each lodge in Alta, Mountainside Spa will be sure to cater to your every need.

Want to do what the locals do?
Visit the Alta Community Enrichment (ACE) site to find out about fun community events.
Craft nights, film festivals, yoga, dance parties, chili cook offs and more!

Looking for in depth weather and avalanche forecasts, reports and analysis? We love the Utah Avalanche Center .

For more information about our town and for the latest updates on road closures and Interlodge. Town Of Alta

Licensed Child Care for children 6 weeks old to 12 years.
Alta Children’s Center
Camp Snowbird

For the kid in all of us…

A Museum just like the man himself. Combining art, science and the desire to explore. This is a favorite!
The Leonardo

Amazing collection of dinosaur bones and rare rocks and minerals all contained in a beautiful space. A fantastic way to spend the day if you need a rest from the slopes.
Natural History Museum of Utah

For an evening of absolute magic… (ask about amazing discounts for school age children and their adult)
The Utah Symphony

Located at the Gateway Mall, where there are shops and restaurants for more entertainment.
Clark Planetarium (and Imax Theaters)

i Fly Indoor Skydiving

Airborne Trampoline Arena

Utah’s Hogle Zoo

Tracy Aviary

The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium

For younger kids who just want to play! Located at the Gateway Mall, where there are shops and restaurants for more entertainment.
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum

For casual fare, we like…

Authentic wood fired Napoletana pizza that is really really good! Settebello
Fancy tacos and fine tequilas. Taqueria 27

For a close to Little Cottonwood Canyon date night:
Tsunami Restaurant & Sushi Bar (the Union Heights location) is right next to Century 16 Union Heights movie theater.

Who doesn’t love a good bargain?
In Sugarhouse, the Sundance Catalog Outlet store and the Patagonia Outlet are right across the street from one another!
Located in an area with Nordstrom’s Rack, Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, and Whole Foods-
you could make a day’s adventure out of a visit here. (Try Tsunami Sushi for lunch…)

Eclectic. Neighborhood door to door shops and eateries. 9th and 9th…
The Children’s Hour is a lovely boutique,
originally a bookstore, it has expanded to include children’s toys and clothing, women’s ware and shoes, housewares and gifts…
Each item feels hand picked with love.
Hip & Humble is just down the street. As the name implies, a fun mix of clothes, shoes, house wares, gifts, etc.
Title Nine is a favorite for sporty women’s wear.
…all within two blocks!

Downtown Salt Lake…
The Gateway. Conventional outdoor mall with all of the usual suspects…

Park City is not far…
The location of the Sundance Film Festival, this town has door to door street shops and restaurants.
The Tanger Outlet, with standard fare outlet stores.

Alta Medical Clinic


Slopeside emergency clinic with daily M.D. staffing and on-site x-ray facility.
Specializing in the management of ski injuries and altitude sickness. They also treat acute and chronic illnesses in kids and adults.
Available for all of your medical care needs in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Please call for after hours care and house calls.

located in the Northeast corner of the Goldminer’s Daughter Lodge, ground floor, entrance from outside of building.
Available off-season by appointment

PHONE: 801.742.CARE (2273) FAX: 888 549 0494
HOURS: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm during ski season; 7 days a week.

Snowbird Clinic

Fully staffed medical clinic with trained outdoor emergency personnel. Open daily during winter season.

Located inside the first floor of the Snowbird Center (Snowbird Entry 2)
Pharmacy available inside “Center Sundries” on level two of the Snowbird Center

PHONE:  (801) 742- 3232.
Hours:  9:30AM – 5:00PM; 7 days a week.

Area Hospitals

Alta View Hospital-  9660 South 1300 East, Sandy Utah 84094.  (801) 501-2600.
Intermountain Medical Center –  5121 South Cottonwood Street, Murray Utah 84157.  (801) 507-7000.
LDS Hospital – 8th Avenue and C Street, Salt Lake City Utah 84143.  (801) 408 – 1100.
Primary Childrens Medical  Hospital – 100 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City Utah 84113.  (801) 662-1000.